Abstract: A combination cleaning pad and squeegee wiper tool for cleaning and drying a counter or table top, said tool comprising: (a) a handle component attached to a flat base component at opposed ends of the handle component; (b) a cleaning pad component at least temporarily adhered to a bottom surface of the flat base component; (c) a channel extending along one lateral side of the flat base component; and (d) a squeegee wiper component that extends from the channel at an angle substantially parallel to the flat base component, said cleaning pad component being spaced a set distance from the squeegee wiper component for enabling the squeegee wiper component to dry the counter or table top in a swirling motion without interference from the cleaning pad component.

Abstract: A combined cleaning-pad and squeegee-wiper trowel assembly suitable for a natural wrist-controlled hand-held action to wash and dry a counter or tabletop surface more efficiently (quickly, and with less paper waste generation). The cleaning-pad permanently or temporarily adheres to a trowel base having a squeegee-wiper extending substantially parallel to the base of this assembly and substantially perpendicular to its central handle. The spacing between cleaning pad and squeegee-wiper, and the angle of the latter relative to the surface being dried therewith are critical to this invention. A method for using this combination cleaning-drying trowel is also disclosed.

Abstract: A door strike plate that can be temporarily mounted to a first location for proper alignment, tested while still temporarily mounted and moved to a second location if the first location is not properly aligned. It comprises a metal strike plate having a plurality of mounting screw holes on either side of a centrally-located latch hole; an appropriately sized dot of an adhesive/putty applied to a region adjacent each mounting screw hole. The door strike plate further includes a permanent mounting screw for each mounting screw hole in the metal strike plate.

Abstract: A door strike plate that can be temporarily mounted to a first location for proper alignment, tested while still temporarily mounted and moved to a second or more locations until satisfactorily aligned. It comprises a metal strike plate having a plurality of mounting screw holes on a top and bottom side of a latch or deadbolt hole; an appropriately sized dot of an adhesive/putty applied to a region adjacent each mounting screw hole. A method for installing this door strike plate is also disclosed.